Image copyright Reuters Stock markets overcame US-China trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty to post healthy gains in 2019. In London, the FTSE 100’s traditional early New Year’s Eve close saw it end the year up 12% at 7,542.44 points. Some big European and Asian markets saw even larger rises in 2019, while the main US […]
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A medical student from China who U.S. authorities say tried to smuggle cancer research material taken from a Boston hospital out of the country has been held without bail by a judge who ruled he was a flight risk December 31, 2019, 2:58 PM 2 min read BOSTON — A medical student from China who
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KAPALUA, Hawaii — Rory McIlroy won his fourth event of the year at the HSBC Champions and returned home from Shanghai to a surprise. His wife had finished the room in their new house to display his trophies. McIlroy had not seen them — the claret jug, Wanamaker Trophy, U.S. Open trophy, World Golf Championships
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NEW YORK — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street on the last day of 2019. Many world markets, including Tokyo’s, have already ended trading for the year. The S&P 500 is on track for its best year since 2013. U.S. markets are open for a full trading day before the New
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Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Studies suggest that drugs such as Truvada are effective prevention against HIV if taken daily. Facebook has removed adverts about HIV prevention medicines, following intense lobbying from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer advocacy groups. They argued in an open letter sent to Facebook in December, that the
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Minhaj said “compassion fatigue” makes us feel like “we have 50 tabs open in our mental browsers and we’re about to crash.” He then named who he believed had “really figured out 2019” ― McConnell. We’ve shat on Mitch McConnell all year. ‘Oh, he’s a goblin, he’s a skin tag with glasses, he looks like
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Image copyright Getty Images Used cars have again topped the list of consumer complaints after millions of people sought help from a charity for a variety of problems. Citizens Advice, which runs a national consumer helpline and website, said it was contacted regarding 57,000 cases of issues with used vehicles. Second on the list were
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The West is used to being loaded at the top. The East, not so much. But a new year is arriving with a new look in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The league will wake up on Wednesday — the first day of 2020 — with six teams with winning percentages of .600 or better, the
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New Year’s Eve is fast approaching, and whether you plan on hosting a big gathering, a small party for your nearest and dearest or you let someone else take on the burden of hosting, we have the perfect cocktail for any occasion. A Champagne margarita. It’s elegant enough for any lavish party with fancy suits
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Image copyright Alamy/AFP Image caption Picasso’s Bust of a Woman has been taken off the Tate Modern’s walls A man has been charged with criminal damage after a £20m Picasso painting was attacked at the Tate Modern art gallery in London on Saturday. The venue has taken the artist’s 1944 painting Bust of a Woman
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